Word of the Day – February 26, 2025
Secure Hash Algorithm
Acronyms
- SHA
- SHA-1
- SHA-2
Preferred Term
- None
Non-standard Terms
- None
Definitions
| Type | Definition | Sources |
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| Noun | A hash algorithm with the property that is computationally unfeasible • to find a message that corresponds to a given message digest, or • to find two different messages that produce the same message digest. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | A family of cryptographic hash functions published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) documented in FIPS PUB 180 (original SHA), FIPS PUB 180-1 (SHA-1), FIPS PUB 180-2 (SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512). NIST has updated Draft FIPS Publication 202, SHA-3 Standard separate from the Secure Hash Standard (SHS). (used 23 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | SHA-1 produces a 160-bit message digest. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
Other Forms
| Type | Other Form |
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| Plural | Secure Hash Algorithms |
| Plural Possessive | Secure Hash Algorithms' |
| Possessive | Secure Hash Algorithm's |
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